Search stepped up for new Welshpool-area gypsy site
Powys County Council is looking for a 1.2-hectare site to accommodate 12 mobile homes and has identified six potential sites on council-owned land in Leighton, Forden and Churchstoke.
A drop-in session will be held in Forden Community Centre next Monday from 4-8pm to allow residents to meet with officials and participate in the public consultation process.
Need for the new site has been identified as part of work on the replacement Powys Local Development Plan 2022-2037, with the current council-run site at Leighton Arches, in Welshpool, at capacity with no further scope for re-configuration.
It is not possible to extend the existing site to provide additional pitches as the area is constrained by flood risk.
The new site must accommodate 12 pitches with access to an amenity block, have hardstanding and be in reasonable proximity to the existing site.
Subject to gaining planning permission and available funding, the new site is expected to be completed by 2027.
The Council has investigated its own land holdings in the Welshpool vicinity to see if a suitable site may be available on Council-owned land and shortlisted six potential options as search areas.
These are:
- Parcel 1 at Leighton, Welshpool (7.83ha): Land opposite Severnleigh/Stables/Coach House/Granary, Leighton.
- Parcel 2 at Leighton, Welshpool (11.39ha): Land southwest of Severnleigh, Leighton.
- Land Holding at Leighton, Welshpool (47.12ha): Buildings and land at Gwyns Barn, Leighton.
- Parcel 1 at Forden, Welshpool (2.92ha): Land adjacent Forden Village - north of Church Farm/Church Farm Close, Forden.
- Parcel 2 at Forden, Welshpool (3.6ha): Land off C road C2114, South/southwest of Church Farm/Church Farm Close (opposite Pound Fields), Forden.
- Land Holding at Churchstoke, Montgomery (8.26ha): Land adjacent Churchstoke Village – Fir House land, Churchstoke.
A link to the consultation can be found here: https://www.haveyoursaypowys.wales/site-options
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